*This is a page that a colleague of mine at JIS (Jakarta Intercultural School- one of the best schools in Asia) has set up for his class. We will use it for resources for our class. Please refer to this link as much as possible to get resources to use when researching different topics.*
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are the world's time-bound and quantified targets for addressing extreme poverty in its many dimensions-income poverty, hunger, disease, lack of adequate shelter, and exclusion-while promoting gender equality, education, and environmental sustainability.
President Bill Clinton on what his organization is doing for the MDGs
Read Unit 2 "Disparities in Wealth and Development"
Write a minimum 1500 word paper (SL) or 2100 word paper (HL) about the millennium development goals (MDGs)
what the Millennium Development Goals are
what their purpose is
which ones are being successful, why?
which ones are not, why?
what does the future of the millennium development goals look like?
(Make sure the paper is typed, double spaced, 11 or 12 point font.)
DUE MONDAY OCTOBER 5th.
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WEEK 1 October 5th
GDP, GNI v HDI
GDP: Gross Domestic Product: Measures a countries total monetary wealth GNI: Gross National Income: (Same as GDP) HDI: Human Development Index: This is what the IB uses. It has 3 parts: 1. Life expectancy. 2. Adult literacy and average number of years schooling. 3. Standard of living, i.e., purchasing power Social Progress Index: 1. Basic human needs. 2. Foundations of well-being. 3. Opportunity. http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_green_what_the_social_progress_index_can_reveal_about_your_country What's different about all these? Which one do you think should be used to judge a country by?
Homework: Watch the last 4 videos tonight, October 10th
Read the main points for 2009 and the introductions and conclusions for 2014 of the above reports. Research the World of Work Report 2009 and 2014 and the findings. Write a 3 page (900 words) analysis of the reports.
What are the main themes in the 2009 report? The 2014 report?
What is it the global job crisis?
Why is it here?
What will happen in the future?
What can people and governments do to affect it?
What are the main takeaways from the 2014 report and how is it different than the 2009 report?
TOK Corner
Origins of Disparities
To what extent did colonization create disparities in wealth? Is it possible that colonization in fact lessened the current disparities? What would the world look like today if there had been no colonization? How can we know this?
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Money and Happiness
Are wealthier countries happier countries?
To what extent can you measure a country's happiness by it's economic status?
How closely linked at they if at all?
Examples to look at: Korea, Japan; Panama, Costa Rica here are some links we will look at in class:
Essay Due Tuesday, Oct 13th: 900 words, 3 pages: To what extent can you equate happiness with wealth? Cite at least three sources in your paper as supporting evidence. Also, though, use your own arguments and experiences to formulate and support your argument. Upload to managebac.
WEEK 2 October 12th (Work for Monday is farther down past the definitions)
Homework Due by the End of the Unit: Fill in this definition chart. Some of the words you already know. When you are finished, upload to managebac and keep a copy for yourself to look at to continue to learn these words and acronyms.
Fill in the following definitions:
Absolute Poverty
Aid
Debt Relief
Free trade
Free trade areas
GDP
GNI
GNP
HDI
HIPC
IMF
Reducing Disparities Week 2
Before we go into what the IB wants us to focus on, is there anything besides the five bullet points below that you can think of that would reduce disparities? How about eliminating borders- completely?
Because disparities exist on our planet and because every country is committed to trying to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, it is very important that solutions are found to try and reduce the inequalities between rich and poor, and improve the standard of living for all its citizens. The IB specification requires you to focus on five possible solutions to reducing disparities. The five possible solutions are:
Trade
Market Access
Debt Relief
Aid
Remittances
Assignment due Monday October 19th: In this paper, use your book, all the resources I have included below, as well as any websites you find relevant and decide the 1 area out of the 5 that you think should be focused on. Or, if you prefer, you can write a more complex essay that might perhaps deal with all 5 or just 3 or any combination you prefer, it's up to you.
Basically, your prompt is: What do you think is the best way to reduce disparities in wealth and development in the future?
Be sure to use subject specific vocabulary in your essay Be sure to support your arguments with examples and data Use maps, charts, and graphs Be sure to have an introduction and a conclusion Keep your essay clear. If you have a new idea, you have a new paragraph. Make sure you have a clear and simple thesis statement. Length: HL 5 pages, 1,500 words, cite at least 5 resources. SL 4 pages, 1,200 words, cite at least 4 resources
Additional Resources and Information For Unit 2: Disparities in Wealth and Development
1. Trade 2. Market Access 3. Debt Relief 4. Aid 5. Remittances (from international migration)
Define indices of infant mortality, education, nutrition, income, marginalization and Human Development Index (HDI). Explain the value of the indices in measuring disparities across the globe.
Explain disparities and inequities that occur within countries resulting from ethnicity, residence, parental education, income, employment (formal and informal) and land ownership.
Identify and explain the changing patterns and trends of regional and global disparities of life expectancy, education and income. Examine the progress made in meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in poverty reduction, education and health.
Discuss the different ways in which disparities can be reduced with an emphasis on trade and market access, debt relief, aid and remittances. Evaluate the effectiveness of strategies designed to reduce disparities.
5 hours
IB Disparities in Wealth and Development Definitions.doc
DUE END OF CORE THEME mid December see Unit 3 and 4
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Unit 2 Review of Disparities in Wealth and Development (Pop Quiz)
Main Points of the Unit
How do we measure regional and global disparities? GNI (Gross National Income)- The total income of a country (not per capita) HDI (Human Development Index)- A measure of development development that is a per capita basis and is based on life expectancy, adult literacy and average years of schooling, and standard of living (income adjusted to cost of living). IMR (Infant Mortality Rate)- The number of children who die within 1 year of birth per 1,000 live births GDI (Gender-related Development Index)- Uses same measures as HDI but examines inequalities between women and men GEM (Gender Empowerment Measure)- How much can woman take part in politics HPI 1, HPI 2 (Human Poverty Index)- Measures life expectancy, knowledge, and standard of living. The Education Index- minimum is 0, maximum is 100
What are the characteristics of an LEDC? poverty high birth rate high IMR higher rate disease such as HIV/AIDS lack of clean water lack of sanitation overcrowding pollution
The two major theories about development issues: Dependency Theory- become dependent on the powerful, often colonial countries. World Systems Analysis- treats the world as a single unit. all countries follow the same route to development. each country is economically and politically free.
Gini Coeffecient measures the income inequality in a country. 0 is perfectly equal and 1 is perfectly inequal.
UN MDGs- look at the beginning of the unit for full list
The 5 ways that we can reduce disparities Trade Access to Markets Debt Relief Aid Remittances (International Immigration for work)
Core Theme 2: Disparities in Wealth and Development
4 weeks; 16 hours end Oct 30thMeasurements of regional and global disparities
Origin of disparities
Disparities and change
Reducing disparities
By the end of this unit you should be able to:
understand the different ways of measuring regional and global inequalities
explain the origin of disparities and how these are being addressed
describe the purpose and achievements of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
compare the MDGs to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to be launched in 2015 when the MDGs expire.
explain trends in life expectancy, education, and income
examine the impact of aid and debt relief to poorer countries
*This is a page that a colleague of mine at JIS (Jakarta Intercultural School- one of the best schools in Asia) has set up for his class. We will use it for resources for our class. Please refer to this link as much as possible to get resources to use when researching different topics.*
http://www.scoop.it/t/ib-geography-jis/?tag=SP1This site is from a teacher in the UK. There are a lot of resources on here. If you need anything related to geography, check here first.
http://greenfieldgeography.wikispaces.com/Reducing+disparities
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Over The Break
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are the world's time-bound and quantified targets for addressing extreme poverty in its many dimensions-income poverty, hunger, disease, lack of adequate shelter, and exclusion-while promoting gender equality, education, and environmental sustainability.President Bill Clinton on what his organization is doing for the MDGs
https://www.clintonfoundation.org/clinton-global-initiative---
Here are the new goals set to take effect in 2015 when the MDGs expire in 2015
GLOBAL GOALS
http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_green_how_we_can_make_the_world_a_better_place_by_2030#t-405534
http://www.globalgoals.org/
the main differences: http://advocacy.thp.org/2014/08/08/mdgs-to-sdgs/
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Assessment Task Sept 25th-Oct 5th:
Read Unit 2 "Disparities in Wealth and Development"
Write a minimum 1500 word paper (SL) or 2100 word paper (HL) about the millennium development goals (MDGs)
(Make sure the paper is typed, double spaced, 11 or 12 point font.)
DUE MONDAY OCTOBER 5th.=
WEEK 1 October 5th
GDP, GNI v HDI
GDP: Gross Domestic Product: Measures a countries total monetary wealthGNI: Gross National Income: (Same as GDP)
HDI: Human Development Index: This is what the IB uses. It has 3 parts: 1. Life expectancy. 2. Adult literacy and average number of years schooling. 3. Standard of living, i.e., purchasing power
Social Progress Index: 1. Basic human needs. 2. Foundations of well-being. 3. Opportunity. http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_green_what_the_social_progress_index_can_reveal_about_your_country
What's different about all these? Which one do you think should be used to judge a country by?
Homework: Watch the last 4 videos tonight, October 10th
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJjQW4f8EJo&list=PL3B3A7606FE4C0886
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World of Work Report 2014, The Global Job Crisis and Beyond
Homework, Due Friday, October 9th
2009: http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/documents/publication/wcms_118384.pdf2014: http://www.ilo.org/global/research/global-reports/world-of-work/2014/lang--en/index.htm
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/documents/publication/wcms_243961.pdf
Read the main points for 2009 and the introductions and conclusions for 2014 of the above reports. Research the World of Work Report 2009 and 2014 and the findings. Write a 3 page (900 words) analysis of the reports.
TOK Corner
Origins of Disparities
To what extent did colonization create disparities in wealth? Is it possible that colonization in fact lessened the current disparities? What would the world look like today if there had been no colonization? How can we know this?----
Money and Happiness
Are wealthier countries happier countries?
To what extent can you measure a country's happiness by it's economic status?
How closely linked at they if at all?
Examples to look at: Korea, Japan; Panama, Costa Rica
here are some links we will look at in class:
http://www.livescience.com/51327-happiest-countries-list.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/suiciderate.html
Essay Due Tuesday, Oct 13th: 900 words, 3 pages: To what extent can you equate happiness with wealth? Cite at least three sources in your paper as supporting evidence. Also, though, use your own arguments and experiences to formulate and support your argument.
Upload to managebac.
WEEK 2 October 12th (Work for Monday is farther down past the definitions)
Homework Due by the End of the Unit: Fill in this definition chart. Some of the words you already know. When you are finished, upload to managebac and keep a copy for yourself to look at to continue to learn these words and acronyms.
Fill in the following definitions:
Reducing Disparities Week 2
Before we go into what the IB wants us to focus on, is there anything besides the five bullet points below that you can think of that would reduce disparities? How about eliminating borders- completely?
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/10/get-rid-borders-completely/409501/
http://www.cgdev.org/sites/default/files/9781933286105-Pritchett-let-their-people-come.pdf
https://www.aeaweb.org/articles.php?doi=10.1257/jep.25.3.83
IB FOCUS For Reducing Disparities Week 2
Because disparities exist on our planet and because every country is committed to trying to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, it is very important that solutions are found to try and reduce the inequalities between rich and poor, and improve the standard of living for all its citizens. The IB specification requires you to focus on five possible solutions to reducing disparities. The five possible solutions are:
Assignment due Monday October 19th: In this paper, use your book, all the resources I have included below, as well as any websites you find relevant and decide the 1 area out of the 5 that you think should be focused on. Or, if you prefer, you can write a more complex essay that might perhaps deal with all 5 or just 3 or any combination you prefer, it's up to you.
Basically, your prompt is: What do you think is the best way to reduce disparities in wealth and development in the future?
Be sure to use subject specific vocabulary in your essay
Be sure to support your arguments with examples and data
Use maps, charts, and graphs
Be sure to have an introduction and a conclusion
Keep your essay clear. If you have a new idea, you have a new paragraph.
Make sure you have a clear and simple thesis statement.
Length:
HL 5 pages, 1,500 words, cite at least 5 resources.
SL 4 pages, 1,200 words, cite at least 4 resources
Additional Resources and Information For Unit 2: Disparities in Wealth and Development
1. Trade
2. Market Access
3. Debt Relief
4. Aid
5. Remittances (from international migration)
Disparities in Wealth and DevelopmentFrom: http://greenfieldgeography.wikispaces.com/
Examine the progress made in meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in poverty reduction, education and health.
Evaluate the effectiveness of strategies designed to reduce disparities.
END OF CORE THEMES UNITs 1-4: FINAL PAPER
DUE END OF CORE THEME mid December see Unit 3 and 4
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Unit 2 Review of Disparities in Wealth and Development (Pop Quiz)
Main Points of the Unit
How do we measure regional and global disparities?
GNI (Gross National Income)- The total income of a country (not per capita)
HDI (Human Development Index)- A measure of development development that is a per capita basis and is based on life expectancy, adult literacy and average years of schooling, and standard of living (income adjusted to cost of living).
IMR (Infant Mortality Rate)- The number of children who die within 1 year of birth per 1,000 live births
GDI (Gender-related Development Index)- Uses same measures as HDI but examines inequalities between women and men
GEM (Gender Empowerment Measure)- How much can woman take part in politics
HPI 1, HPI 2 (Human Poverty Index)- Measures life expectancy, knowledge, and standard of living.
The Education Index- minimum is 0, maximum is 100
What are the characteristics of an LEDC?
poverty
high birth rate
high IMR
higher rate disease such as HIV/AIDS
lack of clean water
lack of sanitation
overcrowding
pollution
The two major theories about development issues:
Dependency Theory- become dependent on the powerful, often colonial countries.
World Systems Analysis- treats the world as a single unit.
all countries follow the same route to development.
each country is economically and politically free.
Gini Coeffecient measures the income inequality in a country. 0 is perfectly equal and 1 is perfectly inequal.
UN MDGs- look at the beginning of the unit for full list
The 5 ways that we can reduce disparities
Trade
Access to Markets
Debt Relief
Aid
Remittances (International Immigration for work)
END OF CORE THEME 2